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I be da Mommy-blogging slacker…
So right after Mr. T was born (and after I could hold my eyes open for enough blinks consecutively to actually look at a computer screen), I got this great e-card welcoming me to the world of Mommy-blogging from Sarah … Continue reading
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3 Months – Super Torsten!
Dearest Torsten, Good grief, 3 months already, and you are totally your own little person now. Now I see why people say their kids grow up too fast – you no longer look like a newborn and you can do … Continue reading
Super Baby!
I’ll get around to the 3-month post soon, but I just want to say that yesterday, not only did Torsten finally hold his head up while lying on his tummy for a really long time, but he rolled over (twice!) … Continue reading
You like monkeys, you like ponies…
It’s a really good thing I don’t sing aloud when I rock Torsten to sleep after his 3 am feeding. It was about 3:30 am when I realized that Skullcrusher Mountain by the wonderful Jonathan Coulton (click here to download … Continue reading
The apocalypse is nigh…
So in spite of my near-worship of Dr. Harvey Karp from a few weeks past, young Master Grothoff was not really napping after that freak incident. So when, this morning at 9 after some very stressful tummy time (he can … Continue reading
What no one tells you about becoming a parent:
No one tells you how much time you’ll spend in awe watching your child sleep, no matter how much sleep you need, thinking, “God, what did I do to deserve the gift of being this child’s parent?” I swear, I … Continue reading
2 Months – Time flies when you get no sleep!
(As always, click photos to see larger, better versions) Dear Torsten, I can’t believe you’ve already been with us for two whole months! On the other hand, you’re so much bigger and so much different than you were as a … Continue reading
Poor baby :(
Well, last night was not as idyllic as the night before because our poor little pumpkin monster’s congestion was really bad. We spent half the night together in the recliner, where I am rather frighteningly learning to sleep pretty well. … Continue reading
Hallelujah!
Oh, Dr. Harvey Karp, how I love thee! See, there’s this book everyone talks about, The Happiest Baby on the Block, and since we have a pretty damned happy baby, I’d never really thought of getting it. But then ladies … Continue reading
1 Month – Happy New Year, Baby Monster!
N.B.: Yet again, this is late. I wrote it weeks ago, but I needed to resize the pictures and never got back to it. I haven’t really read what I wrote, but here it is, for what it’s worth – … Continue reading
